Computer Associates Acquires Qurb

Here's the press release: Computer Associates Acquires Qurb.

The combination of Qurb's technology and CA's sales channel is very exciting. It's better than chocolate and peanut butter. We've been working with the CA folks for a while now and they've been great partners. Very professional. Easy to work with. As part of CA we'll be able to reach millions more users than we could on our own. Less spam for everyone!

Of course, when your company has an odd name like Qurb (pronounced 'curb') the press will get a little silly with the headlines announcing the deal: CA aims to curb spam with Qurb, Spam: CA plans to kick it to the Qurb, and my favorite: CA pulls up to Qurb.

The only downer in all this is that I'm no longer going to be working with the rest of Qurb crew (qrew?). I'd worked with them all before, it was great to work with them this time, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Most of the team is going to CA, but a unique opportunity has presented itself for me to do something a little different (not much, but a little). The details aren't sorted out yet, but odds are I'll be starting in a few weeks.